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  1. My reading list is probably a bit more mainstream since I've had a few less years on this earth than you to explore my options. However, a few works in particular have stood out to me.
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  3. Nonfiction
  4. 1. The Republic by Plato. Basically a narrative job shadow of Socrates as he wanders around Greece explaining why peoples' definitions of justice are wrong, how justice is obtained, if there can ever be a universal justice. I put this in nonfiction because Plato claimed all of it actually happened.
  5. 2. Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche. I'm a fan of the author myself despite his questionable motivations for his ideological approach to philosophy. Very interesting critique of the traditional morality.
  6. 3. The Prince by Machiavelli. I'm studying several ancient monarchies in various classes and this book is insight into why individuals with absolute undisputed power still employ force over rule of law.
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  8. My nonfiction list isn't huge and that's probably because school isn't slinging the heavy shit at me yet since I'm still a freshman. Studying political science and international relations doesn't make for the most cultured student of literature. I should do more individual exploration.
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  10. Fiction
  11. 1. War and Peace by Tolstoy. I love Russian literature. It approaches topics with a lack of hesitation that other regions often seem unable to surmount. Last few chapters transition to a discussion rather than a narrative. A must read.
  12. 2. Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky. In a similar vein.
  13. 3. The Metamorphosis by Kafka.
  14. 4. The Stranger by Camus.
  15. 5. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Particularly engaging writing style while maintaining a fair bit of powerful meaning.
  16. 6. Brave New World by Huxley.
  17. 7. Anthem by Ayn Rand. Utter shit, but worth the read. An interesting look into how paranoid a third of the world is.
  18. 8. 1984 by Orwell. If you've read one, you've read them all.
  19. 9. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller.
  20. 10. The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway.
  21. 11. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.
  22. 12. The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck.
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  24. That's about all I can think of off the top of my head. Thanks for the list in return, I appreciate it. Hopefully you haven't read at least SOME of these.
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